Untold Stories of a Tree — Printed Edition

About the Book

Untold Stories of a Tree is a poetic art book blending fine art photography, prose, poetry, and spiritual reflection.

Born from moments of physical pain, emotional descent, and deep listening, this book traces the inner journey of the human soul through its seasons of breaking, rooting, burning, softening, and returning.

The tree becomes a living metaphor throughout:

• Roots as grounding

• Fire as transformation

• Water as remembrance

• Wind as spirit

• Mud as humility

• Light as divine return

Across five chapters — Remembering, Shadows, A Second Birth, Becoming, and The Return — the reader moves through themes of:

• Identity and homecoming

• Fear and courage

• Faith and surrender

• Boundaries and self-respect

• Pain as teacher

• Nature as mirror

• Love as sacred return

Interwoven with Qur’anic verses, mystical reflection, elemental symbolism, and psychological depth, the book bridges spirituality and embodiment.

It is not meant to be read linearly.

It is meant to be opened intuitively.

This book is for the seeker.

For the one rebuilding.

For the soul learning that gentleness is strength.

For the heart returning to Al-Wadud — The Loving.

Book Details

• Genre: Poetry, Spiritual Reflection, Art & Photography

• Format: Photography & Text

• Edition: First Edition (2025)

• Language: English (with Arabic verses)

• Photography & Writing: Nourhan Eltoukhi

• Photography of the artist: Selected images by collaborators (credited inside)

• Copyright © 2025 Nourhan Eltoukhi

Perfect For

• Lovers of spiritual poetry

• Readers of Rumi and mystical literature

• Art book collectors

• Those navigating healing or transition

• Anyone longing to return to softness